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CHAPTER 09
 TOWING AND TAXIING

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 09
TOWING AND TAXIING

1. General ..............................................1

Section 09-10
Towing

1.
General ..............................................1

2.
Towing Procedure ......................................1

Section 09-20
Taxiing

1. General ..............................................1

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CHAPTER 09
TOWING AND TAXIING

1. General
You can move the airplane on the ground by hand or by taxiing it. Use the procedures in Section 09-10 and Section 09-20 to move the airplane safely. Section 09-10 tells you how to tow the airplane. Section 09-20 tells you how to taxi the airplane.
WARNING:  YOU MUST NOT TAXI THE AIRPLANE UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO TAXI AND HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED BY YOUR AIRWORTHINESS AUTHORITY.
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Section 09-10
Towing

1. General
You can move the airplane without using a tow bar. You can push or pull the DA 40 at the wing tip, at the wing nose, and at the propeller blades near the spinner.
2. Towing Procedure
WARNING:  DO NOT PUSH ON THE SPINNER. IF YOU PUSH ON THE SPINNER YOU CAN DAMAGE THE SPINNER WHICH CAN CAUSE VIBRATION. 
CAUTION:  NEVER USE FORCE ON THE PROPELLER TIPS OR ON THE CONTROL SURFACES. YOU CAN DAMAGE THE PROPELLER AND THE CONTROL SURFACES. 
CAUTION:  NEVER APPLY WEIGHTS TO THE TAILPLANE TO LIFT THE NOSE WHEEL. YOU CAN DAMAGE THE TAILPLANE. 
CAUTION:  NEVER TOW THE AIRPLANE IF THE WHEELS ARE BLOCKED BY SNOW OR MUD. YOU CAN DAMAGE THE LANDING GEAR. 
CAUTION:  THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING ANGLE IS 30o TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. IF YOU TURN THE WHEEL MORE THAN 30o YOU WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR. 

A. Forward Movement
Pull the airplane forward on the propeller blades near the spinner. The nose wheel will follow the movement of the airplane. You can change direction by pulling on the appropriate propeller blade near the spinner.
B. Rearward Movement
Push down the fuselage in front of the vertical stabilizer until the nose wheel is clear of the ground while pushing the airplane in rearward direction.
C. Turn the Airplane on the Ground
If you have a limited area to maneuver the airplane, you can use 2 people to turn the airplane around the main wheels. One person must push down in front of the vertical stabilizer until the nose wheel is clear of the ground. The other person must push on the wing tip.
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Section 09-20 Taxiing
1. General
When you taxi the DA 40 you use the toe operated brakes to steer the airplane. To make the airplane turn operate the left or the right toe brake.
WARNING:  DO NOT TAXI THE AIRPLANE UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO TAXI. AND YOU HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED. 
CAUTION:  THIS SECTION GIVES GENERAL DATA ON TAXIING ONLY. YOU MUST USE THE DA 40 AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL WHEN YOU TAXI THE AIRPLANE. 
　
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